SCT08183658301-54
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All business flights | Column percentages | ||||||||
| 1 or 2 | 33.8 | 31.0 | 28.7 | 31.5 | 27.8 | 31.4 | .. | 34.8 | .. |
| 3 or 4 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 17.2 | 15.2 | .. | 16.8 | .. |
| 5 or 6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 10.1 | .. | 8.8 | .. |
| 7 or 8 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | .. | 6.4 | .. |
| 9 to 12 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | .. | 11.3 | .. |
| 13 to 20 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | .. | 7.0 | .. |
| More than 20 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 18.9 | .. | 14.9 | .. |
| Lower decile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Lower quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Median | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. | 4 | .. |
| Upper quartile | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | .. | 12 | .. |
| Upper decile | 30 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 34 | .. | 30 | .. |
| Mean* | 14.4 | 23.3 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 14.1 | .. | 12.3 | .. |
| Of which: | |||||||||
| Flights within Scotland | |||||||||
| 0 | 83.3 | 85.7 | 83.8 | 86.2 | 85.4 | 86.5 | .. | 89.2 | .. |
| 1 or 2 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | .. | 4.6 | .. |
| 3 or 4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | .. | 2.0 | .. |
| 5 or 6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .. | 1.5 | .. |
| 7 or 8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | .. | 0.3 | .. |
| 9 to 12 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .. | 0.5 | .. |
| 13 to 20 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .. | 0.7 | .. |
| More than 20 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .. | 1.3 | .. |
| Flights to rest of UK | |||||||||
| 0 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 28.1 | .. | 26.8 | .. |
| 1 or 2 | 30.8 | 28.7 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.7 | 25.1 | .. | 26.5 | .. |
| 3 or 4 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | .. | 12.2 | .. |
| 5 or 6 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | .. | 7.5 | .. |
| 7 or 8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | .. | 4.2 | .. |
| 9 to 12 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 7.6 | .. | 8.0 | .. |
| 13 to 20 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | .. | 4.6 | .. |
| More than 20 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 9.7 | .. | 10.2 | .. |
| Flights to other European Countries | |||||||||
| 0 | 65.9 | 64.2 | 65.0 | 67.8 | 64.5 | 67.0 | .. | 65.5 | .. |
| 1 or 2 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 11.9 | 16.4 | 13.2 | .. | 14.8 | .. |
| 3 or 4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | .. | 6.9 | .. |
| 5 or 6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| 7 or 8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 | .. | 2.2 | .. |
| 9 to 12 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .. | 3.1 | .. |
| 13 to 20 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .. | 1.9 | .. |
| More than 20 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .. | 2.7 | .. |
| Flights to countries outside Europe | 2.0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 78.2 | 77.3 | 79.2 | 75.6 | 80.9 | 77.4 | .. | 78.6 | .. |
| 1 or 2 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | .. | 10.1 | .. |
| 3 or 4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .. | 3.5 | .. |
| 5 or 6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .. | 1.7 | .. |
| 7 or 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .. | 1.1 | .. |
| 9 to 12 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | .. | 2.1 | .. |
| 13 to 20 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .. | 1.4 | .. |
| More than 20 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .. | 1.3 | .. |
| Sample size (=100%) | 980 | 690 | 930 | 740 | 740 | 710 | .. | 680 | .. |
1. Sample size is those who answered yes to previous question asking whether respondent had flown for work or business purposes in the last 12 months.
2. Question asked in alternate years from 2014. 2016 data is the latest available.
* Note mean value can be dragged up by a handful of respondents reporting making a large number of flights eg in 2010. The median is a better measure of the average.